A buoy rests on Cachuma Reservoir's dry lakebed in California's Santa Ynez Valley. The lake is now mostly dry after several years of extreme drought. © Scott London/Alamy Live News
As the severe drought in California continues for a fourth straight year, water levels in the state's lakes and reservoirs are reaching historic lows. Cachuma Lake, the primary source of drinking water for about one quarter of a million residents on the Central Coast, was at 15 percent capacity as of November 19, 2015. Water levels at the reservoir have dropped more than 80 feet since 2011, and a sizable part of the muddy lakebed is now exposed (Scott London/Alamy Live News)
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Location: Cachuma Lake, Santa Barbara County, California, United States
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